Diffuser have reported that Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand have taken time to pay tribute to the recently passed soul songstress Donna Summer, while also unveiling some new songs.

New tracks titled Right Thoughts (or possibly Riot Thoughts – there’s conflicting reports) , Brief Encounters, Fresh Strawberries and Trees and Animals were all tested out on fans during a gig in Limerick, Ireland. The fresh tunes will feature on Franz Ferdinand’s upcoming, currently untitled LP, which is slated for release later in 2012.

The tribute to Donna Summer came by way of a shortened version of I Feel Love, with a bit of Franz Ferdinand jamming mixed in for good measure.

The memorial service for Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown’s daughter Bobby Kristina Brown has been marred by an outburst from a family member interrupting the eulogy and having to be forcibly removed from the funeral.

As any good traveller will know, it’s always good to have some cash on you at all times when abroad, as you never know when you’ll need to drop some stacks in a foreign country where your credit card might not do the trick, something Snoop Dogg has taken to the expectedly next level, being .

Although one of the godfathers of modern rap music (not to mention one hell of a headphone and speaker mogul) hip-hop producer extraordinaire Dr. Dre hasn’t actually released any solo music in fourteen years, a clock he’s about to reset very soon, today announcing a new LP titled Compton, to be released this Friday.